Portree Bay Foreshore loop from Portree

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Portree Bay Foreshore loop from Portree

Moderate

4.3

(33)

hikers

Portree Bay Foreshore loop from Portree

02:14

8.00km

140m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 23, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

1.39 km

Isle of Skye Candle Co. Visitor Centre

Highlight • Structure

The hike is really fun and the elevation profile is quite feasible - but overall, everything else is easy. At the beginning it goes through criss-cross deadwood, which requires a lot of climbing skills. Nothing for awkward hikers !!!

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2.55 km

Glen Varragill Forest

Forest

6.09 km

Portree Bay Foreshore

Highlight • Beach

The walk along the marshes of Portree bay is very scenic and opens up unexpected views of the Old Man of Storr and over to Tianavaig and into the Cuillins. …

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8.00 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.18 km

2.53 km

1.85 km

200 m

154 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.11 km

2.61 km

910 m

389 m

Elevation

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Highest point (120 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Sunday 18 October

12°C

7°C

0 %

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Max wind speed: 21.0 km/h

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Comments

May 12, 2024,Portree Forest and Bay, Central Skye

Not quite trusting the weather today with the thunderstorms in the air, I went bluebell hunting in the woodlands around Portree. Took the little trail along the river on the way back into Portree which gives such a different experience looking over the salt marshes and up to the Old Man of Storr. Very nice little loop this!

October 3, 2023,Von Highland Council nach Highland Council

Unfortunately, it wasn't possible to continue walking along the river on the way back because you would have had to go through the water and we didn't know whether we would have gotten any further after the procedure. We then went back up and walked quite a bit directly along the road, which wasn't great, but otherwise it was a …

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September 12, 2025,🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Wald, Wasser und Watt🌦️

What was planned as a short walk in low shoes and without hiking poles turned into an adventurous hike with stream crossings, boggy and alternating rocky sections, and finally, through the thicket to the road in the rain, with two fence crossings that I managed to overcome with great athleticism. What a circus! I saw salmon leaping by the river. …

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